Friday at 11:30AM in Hyatt Embassy EF, Darin M. Bush, James J. Butcher, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Seressia Glass, AJ Hartley, and Trisha J. Wooldridge participated in a panel on worldbuilding, “Where in the World Are We Anyway?” Wooldridge, the moderator, opened the panel by asking the panelists to describe their approaches to worldbuilding. DeCandido pointed out that setting defines fantasy… Read more →
Friday at 11:30AM, the American Sci-fi Classics track met in M103-M105 (Marriott) for the panel “No Future For You: Punk Rock Sci-Fi of the 1980s.” Moderator Kevin Cafferty chatted with panelists Gary Mitchell, Joe Crow, Steve Glover, Calvin Watts, III, Andrew E.C. Gaska, and Chris Cummins shared their thoughts on a wide range of 80s movies that fit the description… Read more →
Have you written a short story or novel and want professional feedback? If so, Dragon Con’s Writers’ Workshop offers a rewarding way to find out how to polish your writing. Led by Jodie Lynn Nye, author of 56 books and 200 short stories, this year’s two-day workshop gave attendees a chance to get pointers and critiques on Thursday and Friday… Read more →
At the “The Benefits of Being a Marine Biologist Beyond Growling at Shark Week” panel from the Science Track in the Hilton Crystal Ballroom on Friday at 4PM, Jamie Bernstein served as the panel moderator, with speakers Sophia Corde, Joe Hansen, Lucas Hernandez, and Arras Wiedorn, all of whom are marine biologists or work with animals in some capacity. Bernstein… Read more →
Dragon Con welcomed Star Trek legend Walter Koenig to the Hilton Salon Friday at 5:30PM for an hour of conversation and reminiscence. Koenig’s friend and Trek Track director, Garett Wang, offered a master class on moderating a panel. The session began unlike any this reporter has ever experienced. Just after his introduction and arrival on stage, Koenig, 88 years old… Read more →
The Trek track took over the Courtland Grand ballroom Friday at 2:30PM to welcome Santiago Cabrera, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, and Michelle Hurd from Star Trek: Picard for a sweeping Q&A. Steve Denham, who moderated the session, facilitated the conversation. The session began with an interesting question about the way in which the actors managed and maneuvered in the “space” of… Read more →
Each year the Costuming Track offers a wide variety of make-n-take workshops. In these workshops, you receive hands-on instruction on how to perform a skill and have a keepsake to show off your new skill at the end. For this beginner-level workshop, participants learned the basics of completing a chainmail dice bag. On Friday at 2:30PM in Hilton 306, Ottilie… Read more →
The High Fantasy track kicked off its Friday programming with a 10AM panel in its Marriott track room (L401-403) examining the Conan franchise on film. Moderated by Mel Todd, Milton Davis, Brian D. Anderson, and Violette Meier discussed the film adaptations of Robert E. Howard’s famous barbarian hero. Conan exploded onto the big screen, and popular culture, with 1982’s Conan… Read more →
